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Andrews, J. Winthrop . Garden Cottage with Flowers. Oil on canvas. c1915 16 x 20 inches. $7,500 J.Winthrop Andrews (American, born 1879. Born in Newtownville, Mass.lived in Chicopee, Mass. and later in Yonkers, N Y. An Ameriacn Impressionist, Andrews worked in Bermuda from about 1910 and his paintings display a colourful palette in light-filled compositions. |
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Andrews, J Winthrop. Oleander on a Sunlit Path. oil on canvas. 15 x 11 inches. 1910 $15,000 J.Winthrop Andrews (American, born 1879. Born in Newtownville, Mass.lived in Chicopee, Mass. and later in Yonkers, N Y. An Ameriacn Impressionist, Andrews worked in Bermuda from about 1910 and his paintings display a colourful palette in light-filled compositions. |
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Axelrod, M . The Pond, St Georges. framed watercolour. 1944. 10 x 14 1/4 inches. $450 M Axelrod. The Pond, St Georges. Though painted in 1944, a year after the Work Progress Administration (WPA) programme in the United States finished, this little watercolour has the feel of this period. From 1935 the WPA provided employment for up to eight million people including painters and writers to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression. Created by F D Roosevelt the participant could work no more than thirty hours a week, but at least it gave them a regular income |
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Anon. Mullet Bay, St Georges. c1920. 28 x 19.5cm $950 This well executed watercolour shows a farmhouse on Banjo Island with typical Bermuda chimney and oval watertank. The vessel beyond was the Priscilla, an American schooner which was one of the largest boats in the Newport Bermuda Yacht Race of 1907. She was 80 feet long. Her subsequent career was short lived. After a single voyage to the Turks and Caicos Islands carrying salt, she arrived back on her Bermuda moorings only to spring a leak in her planking in 1911. In the scene above she was obviously not sea worthy, being gradually destroyed by insects and the weather. Her ribs remain to this day. |
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Bailey, Earl. John Smith's Bay. framed watercolour, foot painted. dated 1969 35 x 51 cms. $1,200 For many years this handicapped artist ran a successful gallery bearing his name near Shelly Bay, Hamilton Parish. |
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Beatty, Frank. Hamilton Market. framed acrylic. 15 x 23 inches. 1967. $1,450 Frank T Beatty (American, 1899 - 1964) was born in Illinois. Art director for Popular Mechanics for twenty yeays, on his retirement he devoted himself to paintings and sketching in oil, pastel and pencil. He loved to travel and nearly every year achieved prolific trips to work 'on the spot' (plein air) in far flung locations like Bermuda. Best known for his Rockport paintings he is listed in Davenports and Who Was Who in American Art. |
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Bermuda Bookplate 1885. 8.5cms x 10. $350 A delightfully penciled and handcoloured drawing of Dr Edward Lewton Penny, the Dockyard parson between 1880 and 1885. An educated man, he describes his books in Latin as ‘unhappily submerged and badly treated in the Bermuda Islands.’ He threatens in Greek that the man who borrows a volume and does not return it is sinful, adding rather sadly that ‘he hopes for the best but expects the worst!’ |
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Bicknell, Evelyn M. View of North Shore. watercolour. c1905. 12 x 17 inches. $4,750 Evelyn M Bicknell (American, 1857 - 1936). Bicknell was a prolific watercolorist who worked in Bermuda from about 1930 onward. She exhibited her work extensively at the New York Watercolor Club, the Salmagundi Club and the American Watercolor Society. Most,but not all, of the subjects depicted the South Shore of Bermuda. She seemed to be intrigued by the limestone formations along this coast, although sometimes painted houses and gardens and motifs like the cove with boat appear. These bear resemblence in simplicity to Winslow Homer's watercolours. |
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Bicknell, Evelyn M. Beach Dunes. watercolour. c1905. 12 x 17 inches. $3,800 Evelyn M Bicknell (American, 1857 - 1936). Bicknell was a prolific watercolorist who worked in Bermuda from about 1930 onward. She exhibited her work extensively at the New York Watercolor Club, the Salmagundi Club and the American Watercolor Society. Most,but not all, of the subjects depicted the South Shore of Bermuda. She seemed to be intrigued by the limestone formations along this coast, although sometimes painted houses and gardens and motifs like the cove with boat appear. These bear resemblence in simplicity to Winslow Homer's watercolours |
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Bicknell, Evelyn M. Sailing Ships. watercolour framed. image size 7 x 13 inches $4,200 Evelyn M Bicknell (American, 1857 - 1936). Bicknell was a prolific watercolorist who worked in Bermuda from about 1930 onward. She exhibited her work extensively at the New York Watercolor Club, the Salmagundi Club and the American Watercolor Society. Most,but not all, of the subjects depicted the South Shore of Bermuda. She seemed to be intrigued by the limestone formations along this coast, although sometimes painted houses and gardens and motifs like the cove with boat appear. These bear resemblence in simplicity to Winslow Homer's watercolours |
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Bicknell, Evelyn M. Fallen Boulder, Bermuda. watercolour. 14 x 20 inches. c1905. $4,750 Evelyn M Bicknell (American, 1857 - 1936). Bicknell was a prolific watercolorist who worked in Bermuda from about 1930 onward. She exhibited her work extensively at the New York Watercolor Club, the Salmagundi Club and the American Watercolor Society. Most,but not all, of the subjects depicted the South Shore of Bermuda. She seemed to be intrigued by the limestone formations along this coast, although sometimes painted houses and gardens and motifs like the cove with boat appear. These bear resemblence in simplicity to Winslow Homer's watercolours |
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Bicknell, Evelyn M. Admiralty. c 1905 - 1910. watercolour. 29 x 42 cms. $4,500 Evelyn M Bicknell (American, 1857 - 1936). Bicknell was a prolific watercolorist who worked in Bermuda from about 1930 onward. She exhibited her work extensively at the New York Watercolor Club, the Salmagundi Club and the American Watercolor Society. Most,but not all, of the subjects depicted the South Shore of Bermuda. She seemed to be intrigued by the limestone formations along this coast, although sometimes painted houses and gardens and motifs like the cove with boat appear. These bear resemblence in simplicity to Winslow Homer's watercolours |
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Bicknell, Evelyn M. c1905 South Shore. image size 8 9/16 x 13 1/8 inches unframed watercolour $3,800 Evelyn M Bicknell (American, 1857 - 1936). Bicknell was a prolific watercolorist who worked in Bermuda from about 1930 onward. She exhibited her work extensively at the New York Watercolor Club, the Salmagundi Club and the American Watercolor Society. Most,but not all, of the subjects depicted the South Shore of Bermuda. She seemed to be intrigued by the limestone formations along this coast, although sometimes painted houses and gardens and motifs like the cove with boat appear. These bear resemblence in simplicity to Winslow Homer's watercolours. |
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Birdsey, Alfred. The Tall Ships,1976. finely framed limited edition print No 244/650. 17 1/2 x22 1/2 inches. $1,350 |
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Birren, Joseph Pierre. Framed oil on canvas entitled The Old Gateway, Bermuda. c1915. 16 x 20 inches. Another fine listed artist. $10,500 Joseph Pierre Birren (American, born 1865 - died 1933). Birren was a Chicago artist who worked extensively in Bermuda and lived there for a part of his life. His paintings are distinctly Impressionist and reflect his travels around the world. He was a wealthy illustrator who retired at an early age to focus almost exclusively on his artwork, captured in a sure, rapid hand. |
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Black, Arnold C. (American, 20th century). Lady Cyclist resting at La Garza, Paget Rd. watercolour. 1946. 10 x 14 inches. $550 He was known for his marine and landscape paintings. He is listed on all the major art sites. |
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Black, Norman Irving (1883-1953). Cedars. c1910. Oil on canvas mounted board. 52 x 41.5cms. $1,750 An impressionist work of the juniper tree which Bermudians call cedar. Though Black lived in Maine and studied in Paris, he wintered in Bermuda. His works figure prominently in the Masterworks book. Artist signed faintly lower left. Norman I Black (American, 1883 - 1953). Born in Chelsea, Mass., he lived in Paget, Bermuda where he wintered as well as Casco Bay, Maine. His paintings of Bermuda have a buttery application of the paint and are often characterized by a softer tonality, mostly depicting the architecture of Bermuda and its unique gateway and entryways. |
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Blanchard, F.L. (probably British). Ship Passing Dockyard. watercolour. 1913. 25 x 35 cms. $7,500 |
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Blenner, Carle J . St Georges with Red Roof. 11 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches. oil. c1899 $45,000 Carle J Blenner (American, (1862 - 1952). Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was a highly successful artist painting portraits and still-lifes from which he garnered significant awards during his lifetime. He painted a small number of works in Bermuda circa 1899 - 1900. which are rare and seldom offered for sale. These pieces tend to be small in scale and are more than likely painted directly from life. The work shown here is a particularly fine example depicting a scene in St Georges with Two Figures. |
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Brown, Clinton. (? - 1954) Bermuda Farmhouse. Price on request Dated 1939, this framed oil painting includes an interesting study in cloud formation in which the artist makes the sky appear like an extension of the sea. 40 x 32cms. Brown, in later years Michael Clinton, died in New York where he had spent much of his adulthood. In New york he was known as a portrait painter, but he was noted also for small landscapes and seascapes, private houses and gardens. He particularly liked the quality of the light in Bermuda and the Bahamas. |
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Carson, Frank. Cannon Rock, Somerset, Bermuda. Oil on board. 1932. $8,500 Frank Carson (American, 1881 - 1968). He was a Provincetown, Mass. artist who favoured a modern composition and brightly coloured, vigorously executed subject. He first went to Bermuda around 1932 and thereafter travelled there frequently, particularly in the winter. Other Provincetown artists such as Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henrietta Dunn Mears followed his example |
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Carson, Frank. (1881-?) Bermuda, North Shore. c1930. $1,750 Though the exact location of this watercolour 28 x 23cm is difficult to determine, with its bridge crossing a gap between two rocks, the venue is obviously this island. There is clear evidence of man made quarrying to the left and the local sea and sky colours of a hot summer's day. The coming of the railway later in the thirties changed much of the shoreline as the engineers cut its path through a spectacular coastal route. Hamilton Parish seems the likely setting with the outcrop of rocks to the right those of Shelly Bay. Frank Carson (American, 1881 - 1968). He was a Provincetown, Mass. artist who favoured a modern composition and brightly coloured, vigorously executed subject. He first went to Bermuda around 1932 and thereafter travelled there frequently, particularly in the winter. Other Provincetown artists such as Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henrietta Dunn Mears followed his example. |
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Cedar Avenue. Signed E D watercolour. c1920 7 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches. $700 |
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Chadwick, William. Rocky Shore, Bermuda. 31 x 31inches. oil on board.1923 $18,500 William Chadwick (British, 1879 - 1962). Though born in Yorkshire, England he later domiciled in Connecticut where he became an important member of the Old Lyme School, sharing facilities with such painters as Harry Hoffman and Will Howe Foote. Architectural and Landscape themes particularly appealed to him, especially in far away and magical locations. This drew him to Bermuda from 1922 onwards. Staying for the winter season he would rent a house in Paget. |
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Cimiotti, Gustave. (American 1875 - 1969). The Pink House and Beach, Bermuda. ca 1920s. Oil on canvas, mounted on board, 16 x 20 inches. Signed lower left. Titled and numbered on the verso, in the artist's hand. Original condition. Original moulding. $8,500 |
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Cooke, George Ernest. The Road to Salt Kettle 1920 framed watercolour image size 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches $1,850 |
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Cooke, George Ernest.The Inverurie Hotel 1920 framed watercolour framed watercolour image size 8 3/4 x 12 inches $1,850 |
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Cooke, George Ernest. Hamilton from Salt Kettle 1920 framed watercolour 1mage size 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches $1,850 |
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Cooke, George Ernest. View of Hamilton from Mount Hill 1920. watercolour. 8 3/4 x 12 inches. watercolour $2,250 |
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Daintrey, Adrian. (1902- 1988). Summer Garden, Bermuda. Oil on canvas board. 45 x 35cm. . $950 Elected a member of the Royal West of England Academy in 1963, that museum holds four of his works in their permanent collection. A painter and draftsman, Daintrey was a product of the Slade School of Art |
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Dixon, H P. Ruined Cottages, St Georges. Watercolour dimensions 26.5 x 33.5 cms. $2,950 This is a beautifully executed painting of windowless buildings with children in the foreground. It is often called Aunt Peggy’s and was the inspiration for numbers of early postcards of the old town. Dixon uses a monogram which interprets as H P D (bottom right) and on the reverse indicates that he comes from Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Aunt Peggy’s House has historical significance in that it was owned by Pilot Darrell, the famous ex-slave Bermudian navigator |
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Ebert, Charles. Church Street looking West. fine framed oil by a most important listed artist c1925 $35,000 Charles Ebert (American, 1873 - 1959). Born in Milwaukee, Wis. he died at Old Lyme, the home of the famous painters school. A well respected highly collectible artist, he visited Bermuda from 1919 in the course of his extensive travels. As an Impressionist he liked plein air work showing colour and quick execution of subject. This oil for sale is a real iconic image of past Bermuda. |
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Endres, Helen. View over St Georges Harbour. framed oil. c1920 in hand carved incised frame. image size 14 x 18 inches $4,500 |
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Gaertner, Carl. (1898- 1952). York Street, St Georges.$7,500 Dated 1924 this framed oil on canvas, 36 x 28 cm, makes a great study of light and shadow, employing techniques derived from the artist's working among subjects in industrial Pennsylvania. Gaertner, an important American painter was just achieving national acclaim at the time of his early death aged 54. A teacher at the Cleveland School of Art, he developed a gritty realist style and was much exhibited. |
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Getty, Frances E. The Conversation, Fanny Foxes House, St Georges, Bermuda. c1920. Gouache on paper. unsigned but fully guaranteed. 20 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches.framed $11,000 Francis E Getty (American, 1861 - 1945). Born in Winchester, Mass. he was active in Bermuda in the 1929s and 1930s. Among many other organizations, he was a member of the Salmagundi Club. A rare watercolorist, his work seldom appears on the marketplace.This is a delightful subject, set in front of a famous old St Georges residence. A sunny composition, full of light capturing the leisurely pace of the post First World War period. |
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Graves, A M. 1920s. The Water Carrier. 30cms x 41 $1,000 The scene of a donkey card hauling barrels of water appears to have been painted near Lagoon Park at the south end of Ireland Island. Spanish Point and Hamilton Parish are in the distance. Albert Melville Graves (American, 1862 - 1950). Landscape and portrait painter, Graves, a native of Boston, spent the greater part of his life travelling the world. On such travels in Europe, Asia, Africa and also Bermuda he discovered subjects for his paintings, though he rarely offered the result for sale. He also made sketches for Stevens - Duryea Company, an early automobile manufacturer. |
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Gray, Elizabeth. 1950s Horseshoe Bay from Above(34cms x 54). $750 Matching the previous watercolour. Miss Gray’s work was a popular with tourists for the quality of her seas and foliage |
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Hagen, Alice Mary. Bermuda Farmhouse. oil on canvas. 10 x 17 inches. 1920s. $6,500 Alice Mary Hagen. (Canadian, 1872 - after 1956). Born in Halifax, N S, she was skilled in oils and watercolours. She also excelled in ceramics and organized a pottery industry in Canada, working with the world famous potter Alsop Robineau from Upstate, New York. Ms Hagen visited Bermuda in 1920. |
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Hawthorne, Charles Webster. Noonday, Bermuda. watercolour. 14 x 20 inches. c1923. $14,500 Charles Webster Hawthorne (American, 1872 - 1930). Born in Illinois, he grew up in Maine and died in Baltimore, Maryland. He worked with William Merritt Chase in oils and watercolours. A naturalist painter, his impressionist style catches the essence of the subject he has chosen. The result was multiple awards won from exhibitions shown all over the world. This present study 'Noonday, Bermuda' is a companion to 'Early Morning, Bermuda' painted about 1928 and in the Masterworks collection see p133 of theThe Masterworks Bermudiana Collection by Patricia Calnan . Hawthorne rented a house on the Paget shore and worked from there. |
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Hoffman, Harry Leslie. View of Castle Island. c1930. Signed and framed. Image size 19x25cms. Oil on board. $3,000 |
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Hoffman, Henry Leslie. (1871-1964). Castle Roads, Bermuda. Framed oil on board c1930. 41 x 29cm. $4,750 An early member of the Old Lyme art colony, Hoffman traveled extensively to pursue his calling. He was loosely connected with the Beebe expeditions to Bermuda (see the Beebe books under Nonsuch and Half a Mile Down). While Beebe dived deep beneath the waters in the bathosphere, Hoffman frequently remained above the surface to paint. However he was also fascinated by the undersea life of Bermuda and Nassau. A prolific artist, he won much acclaim in his life. For reference see the Masterworks Bermudian collection page 262. |
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HMS Cadmus. English School watercolour. 1860's.30 x 17cm. $3,500 Ports Island Yellow Flag flying shows that this warship is quarantined for yellow fever. |
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The Ideal Bermuda Cottage Setting. watercolour. c1920. 6 x 8 1/4 inches. $175 |
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Kirkpatrick, Donald M. Bermuda Hurricane approaching Crawl. watercolour. 1930's 20 1/2 x 14 inches. $12,000 Donald Morris Kirkpatrick (American/Bermudian, 1887 - 1964). He came to work in these islands from his native Pennsylvania in the 1920s as an employey of the architectural firm Onions and Bouchard. An important artist, Kirkpatrick became a founding member of the Bermuda Society of Arts in 1956 and was equally proficient in all mediums including oils, watercolours, drawing, etchings and lithography. Among his other skills were as an architect and a teacher. Much travelled he was able to get depth and grit into the subjects he expressed. His works are consequently highly regarded. |
Kirkpatrick, Donald M. The Fruit Sellers. original etching. 14 1/2 x 10 inches. 1930s $8,000 Donald Morris Kirkpatrick (American/Bermudian, 1887 - 1964). He came to work in these islands from his native Pennsylvania in the 1920s as an employey of the architectural firm Onions and Bouchard. An important artist, Kirkpatrick became a founding member of the Bermuda Society of Arts in 1956 and was equally proficient in all mediums including oils, watercolours, drawing, etchings and lithography. Among his other skills were as an architect and a teacher. Much travelled he was able to get depth and grit into the subjects he expressed. His works are consequently highly regarded. |
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Kirkpatrick, Donald M. The Card Game. original etching. signed. 12 x 8 1/2inches. 1930s $8,000 Donald Morris Kirkpatrick (American/Bermudian, 1887 - 1964). He came to work in these islands from his native Pennsylvania in the 1920s as an employey of the architectural firm Onions and Bouchard. An important artist, Kirkpatrick became a founding member of the Bermuda Society of Arts in 1956 and was equally proficient in all mediums including oils, watercolours, drawing, etchings and lithography. Among his other skills were as an architect and a teacher. Much travelled he was able to get depth and grit into the subjects he expressed. His works are consequently highly regarded. |
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Kirkpatrick, Donald M. The Shadow of the Night. Under the Stars. original etching. 13 3/4 x 10 inches. 1930's $5,000 Donald Morris Kirkpatrick (American/Bermudian, 1887 - 1964). He came to work in these islands from his native Pennsylvania in the 1920s as an employey of the architectural firm Onions and Bouchard. An important artist, Kirkpatrick became a founding member of the Bermuda Society of Arts in 1956 and was equally proficient in all mediums including oils, watercolours, drawing, etchings and lithography. Among his other skills were as an architect and a teacher. Much travelled he was able to get depth and grit into the subjects he expressed. His works are consequently highly regarded. |
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Kirkpatrick, Donald M. Bermuda Girl tending her Doll. original etching. 1930s 10 x 7 inches $7,500 Donald Morris Kirkpatrick (American/Bermudian, 1887 - 1964). He came to work in these islands from his native Pennsylvania in the 1920s as an employey of the architectural firm Onions and Bouchard. An important artist, Kirkpatrick became a founding member of the Bermuda Society of Arts in 1956 and was equally proficient in all mediums including oils, watercolours, drawing, etchings and lithography. Among his other skills were as an architect and a teacher. Much travelled he was able to get depth and grit into the subjects he expressed. His works are consequently highly regarded. |
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Kirkpatrick, Donald M. Hope and Despair at the Door of God's House. original etching. 1930s. 13 3/4 x 10 inches. $6,000 Donald Morris Kirkpatrick (American/Bermudian, 1887 - 1964). He came to work in these islands from his native Pennsylvania in the 1920s as an employey of the architectural firm Onions and Bouchard. An important artist, Kirkpatrick became a founding member of the Bermuda Society of Arts in 1956 and was equally proficient in all mediums including oils, watercolours, drawing, etchings and lithography. Among his other skills were as an architect and a teacher. Much travelled he was able to get depth and grit into the subjects he expressed. His works are consequently highly regarded. |
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Kirkpatrick, Donald M. Bermuda Palm at the height of Summer. original etching. 16 x 10 3/4 inches 1930s $5,000 Donald Morris Kirkpatrick (American/Bermudian, 1887 - 1964). He came to work in these islands from his native Pennsylvania in the 1920s as an employey of the architectural firm Onions and Bouchard. An important artist, Kirkpatrick became a founding member of the Bermuda Society of Arts in 1956 and was equally proficient in all mediums including oils, watercolours, drawing, etchings and lithography. Among his other skills were as an architect and a teacher. Much travelled he was able to get depth and grit into the subjects he expressed. His works are consequently highly regarded. |
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Lefroy Family. Emily Lefroy. View West from Government House. Framed watercolour. 1874. 6 x 10 1/2 inches. $1,450 This painting from the Lefroy Collection of watercolours (1871 - 1877) is by Emily Mary Lefroy, daughter of Governor Sir J H Lefroy. It depicts the scene c 1874 from the old Government House at Mt Langton looking westward towards Dockyard. Watercolour conserved and mounted to archival standards. |
Lefroy Family. Charles Trench. Painter's Vale Cave. framed watercolour. 9 3/4 x 7 inches. 1876. $1,750 This painting from the Lefroy Collection of watercolours (1871 - 1877) is by Capt Charles Chenevix Trench RA, husband of Emily Mary Lefroy, daughter of Governor Lefroy. It depicts the cave at Paynters Vale in Hamilton Parish. Watercolour on paper. Painting conserved and mounted to archival standards. |
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Lefroy Family. Charles Trench. Bermuda Still Life Plovers. framed oval watercolour. 8 1/4 x 12 inches. 1874. $1,750 This painting from the Lefroy Collection of watercolours (1871 - 1877) is by Capt Charles Chenevix Trench RA, husband of Emily Mary Lefroy, daughter of Governor Lefroy. It depicts the bird asleep in a curious position. c 1874. Watercolour on paper. Conserved and mounted to archival standards |
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Lefroy Family. Charles Trench. Daughter Maude at Bathing Place, Mt Langton. framed watercolour. 6 3/4 x 8 inches. 1876. $1,750 This painting from the Lefroy Collection of watercolours (1871 - 1877) is by Capt Charles Chenevix Trench RA, husband of Emily Mary Lefroy, daughter of Governor Lefroy. It depicts the North Shore bathing place near Government House of their daughter Maude in 1876. Watercolour on paper. Painting conserved and mounted to archival standards. |
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Lefroy Family. Mount Langton from the Drawing Room. pencil sketch. c1876. 5 x 8 inches. $650 |
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Loring, G F. Bermuda.1909. Watercolour dimensions 24 x 39 cms.$2,750 Loring is unknown to us but the sureness of his painting indicates the possible hand of an architect. The wall, long since demolished, may indicate a hill in Smiths Parish. |
Looking towards Elys Harbour. c1815. 11 x 8cm. Anonymous. $950 This may well have been a sketch for a larger work. The title is written in pencil at the foot of the page. Painted on fine watercolour paper it has an exquisite watermark date of 1811 embossed into the paper. Hence the attribution of date. Possibly a military artist. |
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Maclean, A. The Way to the Beach, St Georges. framed oil.. 1928. dimensions 40 x 54 cms. $3,250 This artist inscribed his work with the words above. However the scene closely resembles Thread and Needle Street, St Georges with its typical roofs and chimneys. Notice the abundance of flowers draped over walls. Just what a visitor would admire. |
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McClure, Frederick C. House by the Water, St Georges. 11 x 15 inches. Framed. c1900. watercolour $13,500 Frederick A McClure. (American, 1860s - 1926. Based in Worcester, Mass. this watercolorist came to Bermuda in 1898 , the product of which excursion seems to have been just three paintings from a highly regarded artist. The St Georges waterfront is shown in the deep mysterious hues of the turn of the century. |
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Mears Henrietta D. House on the Sound. Watercolour, c1929. 14 x 11 inches unframed. $5,500 Henrietta Dunn Mears (American, born 1877). A painter and etcher, she was born in Milwaukee, Wis, but lives also in St Paul, Min. and Provincetown, Mass. She came to Bermuda with Charles Webster Hawthorne with whom there may have been some romantic attachment. Her works certainly reflects his style. Mears is an important artist, direct and using high key colours, perhaps also reminding us of the power of Frank Carson's canvases. |
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Munson, Lucius. 1796-1823. Portrait of a Gentleman. 31cms x 37 Price on Request. On the reverse of the piece is written
in antique florid pen: Painted by Lucius Munson, St Georges, Bermuda July
1822. The subject is reputed to be a Mr Atwood, though which one is not
certain.There were a number who bore that name in the Old Town at that
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Orde, Cuthbert Julian (1888-1968) Bermuda House and Seaview. Oil on board c1950. $450 Orde was a portrait, landscape and still-life painter of distinction, being widely exhibited by the Royal Academy and the National Portrait Galleries in the U.k. The artist's name is signed on the reverse. |
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Outerbridge, Richmond Higinbotham "Chubby". St Georges in the Shadows. 7 x 5 inches. watercolour. 1939. $2,150 R H Outerbridge was born to Leila and Frederick Collins Outerbridge on Jan 18th 1919. His extraordinary talent as an artist was evident at an early age and as even a teenager he received the first of his many prestigious awards, a gold medal from the Royal Drawing Society Exhibition in London. In life he loved to travel and was incurably drawn to the exotic, though as a true St Georgian, he would return there nearly every year to record its colours and shadow. He died in far away Fiji in 1997 at the age of 78. |
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Panorama of Hamilton Harbour. as it was in 1865. 3 3/4 x 27 inches. $200 |
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Partridge, Frederick H. (1849-1929). View from Gibbs Hill. c1922. Watercolour 50 x 27cm.$2,750 Notable English painter whose forte was landscapes, golfcourses and coastlines. In retirement he traveled widely to develop his skills with the brush. He is listed extensively in the Dictionary of Neglected Artists. Notable in this view is the extent of arable land under cultivation below the lighthouse before the explosion of housing. |
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Pleissner, Ogden. Windsor Beach, Tucker's Town. watercolour. 7 x 10 inches. c1950. $14,500 Ogden Minton Pleissner (American, 1905 - 1983) Pleissner developed his watercolour techniques during World War Two when working as a war correspondent for Life Magazine. From his base in Vermont he travelled extensively after the end of hostilities, painting landscape work throughout the UK and Europe. He visited Bermuda several times in the 1950s and for a while lived in a house in Tuckers Town. His highly collectible art is splendid in capturing Bermuda's rich light and colour in a landscape scene. |
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Rice, Henry Webster. The Melon Garden, Bermuda. watercolour. 13.75 x 20 inches. Dated July 8th 1913. $18,500 Henry Webster Rice (American, 1853 - 1934). He was born in Pownal, Maine and lived in Watertown, Massachusetts. Rice was a watercolorist, teacher, and a member of both the Boston Society of Watercolour Painters and the Guild of Boston Artists. He exhibited at the American Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, and other galleries. He visited Bermuda in 1913 and painted several watercolours there that year, though it is very possible he made other visits to our island. He produced a collection of vibrant paintings and watercolours of the New England shoreline as well as Bermuda, capturing well the lush surroundings of his subjects. |
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Rice, Henry Webster. St David's from Tom Moores. watercolour. 14 x 20 inches 1913. $12,000 Henry Webster Rice (American, 1853 - 1934). He was born in Pownal, Maine and lived in Watertown, Massachusetts. Rice was a watercolorist, teacher, and a member of both the Boston Society of Watercolour Painters and the Guild of Boston Artists. He exhibited at the American Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, and other galleries. He visited Bermuda in 1913 and painted several watercolours there that year, though it is very possible he made other visits to our island. He produced a collection of vibrant paintings and watercolours of the New England shoreline as well as Bermuda, capturing well the lush surroundings of his subjects. |
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Richardson, F Murray. (American, 20th century). Hamilton Waterfront. framed watercolour. 1930s. dimensions 22.5 x 29.5 cms $450 He lived and was active in New York. Principally known for his urban views and modern interiors. |
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Rion, Hanna. Farmhouse on the Hill, Southampton. c1899. beautifully framed oil on canvas. image size 18 x 18 inches. Better than the one Masterworks has. $37,500 Hanna Rion (American, 1875 - 1924). She painted landscapes and gardens and was also well respected as an illustrator of books. Of her garden she wrote that its greatest gift was its ability to restore the five senses.Miss Rion really loved Bermuda and lived here with her fourth husband as Mrs Alpheus B Hervey at the fine old historic house called 'The Cocoon' in Warwick. Only three Bermuda compositions have so far been uncovered, one in the Masterworks Collection, another privately held in New England and this exquisite Southampton oil painting. |
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Roters, Carl. View of Princess Hotel, Hamilton. watercolour. c1920 15 x 11 inches. $1,750 A very early watercolour probably painted in the 1920s. Considered to be part of an advertising campaign after the First World War to promote Bermuda, when the artist was at the beginning of his notable career. |
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A Scene in St Georges, Bermuda. watercolour. c1910. 6 1/2 x 5 inches. $150 |
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Schenck, Caroline C. Study in Morning Glory. watercolour. 40 x 25 cms. c1930. $350 |
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Schenck, Caroline C. (American, dates unknown). Newstead Cottage, Paget. Watercolour c1930 dimensions 23 x 31 cms $950 Miss Schenck is recorded as having been in Bermuda on Jan 2nd 1930, on which day she painted a South Shore scene . Other works followed including local flowers and this present unsigned view with Hamilton and its Furness Withy cruise ship in the background |
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Senat, Prosper Louis. Along Harbour Road, Bermuda. 1903. framed watercolour. 14 x 20 inches. $15,500 Prosper Louis Senat (American, 1852 - 1925). As an artist he studied with the best, at home or abroad, whether in Paris, Belgium or London. Equally exhibitions of his work in oil, gouache or watercolour could be found in such exotic locations as Vienna, Naples, Sicily, Pasedena or Nova Scotia. His specialty was the portrayal of landscape, often as close to the water as possible. He had a particular love of Bermuda, coming here regularly with his wife from as early as 1895 and staying in the Princess Hotel where he both exhibited and sold some of his works. Senat's paintings are highly collectible. He leaves us with a valuable record of turn of the century Bermuda. |
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Senat, Prosper Louis. Bermuda House. c 1900. watercolour on paper. 6 x 12 inches. $6,000 Prosper Louis Senat (American, 1852 - 1925). As an artist he studied with the best, at home or abroad, whether in Paris, Belgium or London. Equally exhibitions of his work in oil, gouache or watercolour could be found in such exotic locations as Vienna, Naples, Sicily, Pasedena or Nova Scotia. His specialty was the portrayal of landscape, often as close to the water as possible. He had a particular love of Bermuda, coming here regularly with his wife from as early as 1895 and staying in the Princess Hotel where he both exhibited and sold some of his works. Senat's paintings are highly collectible. He leaves us with a valuable record of turn of the century Bermuda. |
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Senat, Prosper Louis. Paget Drive, Bermuda. Gouache on paper. 36 x 23 1/4 inches. c1923. Signed Prosper L Senat (lower left) $30,000 Prosper Louis Senat (American, 1852 - 1925). As an artist he studied with the best, at home or abroad, whether in Paris, Belgium or London. Equally exhibitions of his work in oil, gouache or watercolour could be found in such exotic locations as Vienna, Naples, Sicily, Pasedena or Nova Scotia. His specialty was the portrayal of landscape, often as close to the water as possible. He had a particular love of Bermuda, coming here regularly with his wife from as early as 1895 and staying in the Princess Hotel where he both exhibited and sold some of his works. Senat's paintings are highly collectible. He leaves us with a valuable record of turn of the century Bermuda. |
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Sheppard, J Warren. Committee Boat 'Ajax', Paget Bermuda. c1907. pencil on paper. 5 x 11.25 inches.. $3,000 Warren Sheppard (American, 1858 - 1937). Sheppard was a true Renaissance Man, successful as an artist, teacher, author, yachtsman, navigator and yacht designer. He was born on the Delaware River in Greenwich, New Jersey, a place associated with ships and shipping since colonial times. There his father, a lumbership captain, often took his young son along the river where the developing artist studied the various moods of the sea. |
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Sheppard, J Warren. Dockyard and Ireland Island, Bermuda. c1907. pencil on paper. 7.5 x 11.5 inches. $3,000 Warren Sheppard (American, 1858 - 1937). Sheppard was a true Renaissance Man, successful as an artist, teacher, author, yachtsman, navigator and yacht designer. He was born on the Delaware River in Greenwich, New Jersey, a place associated with ships and shipping since colonial times. There his father, a lumbership captain, often took his young son along the river where the developing artist studied the various moods of the sea. |
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Sheppard, J Warren. Four Palms, Bermuda. c1907. pen and ink on paper. 5 x 7 inches. $1,750 Warren Sheppard (American, 1858 - 1937). Sheppard was a true Renaissance Man, successful as an artist, teacher, author, yachtsman, navigator and yacht designer. He was born on the Delaware River in Greenwich, New Jersey, a place associated with ships and shipping since colonial times. There his father, a lumbership captain, often took his young son along the river where the developing artist studied the various moods of the sea. |
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Sheppard, J Warren. Coot Pond, St Georges. c1907. pen and ink on paper. 3.5 x 8 inches. $1,750 Warren Sheppard (American, 1858 - 1937). Sheppard was a true Renaissance Man, successful as an artist, teacher, author, yachtsman, navigator and yacht designer. He was born on the Delaware River in Greenwich, New Jersey, a place associated with ships and shipping since colonial times. There his father, a lumbership captain, often took his young son along the river where the developing artist studied the various moods of the sea. |
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Sheppard, J Warren. Artist Sketching on South Shore. c1907. pencil on paper. 8.75 x 12 inches. $3,500 Warren Sheppard (American, 1858 - 1937). Sheppard was a true Renaissance Man, successful as an artist, teacher, author, yachtsman, navigator and yacht designer. He was born on the Delaware River in Greenwich, New Jersey, a place associated with ships and shipping since colonial times. There his father, a lumbership captain, often took his young son along the river where the developing artist studied the various moods of the sea. |
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Smith, Dean Gordon. Enterprising Black Family, Bermuda. 1930s. watercolour. 10 x 12 inches $3,500 |
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Spenser, E R. Watercolour of Front Street, Hamilton. 39 x 26.5cm probably from the 1950's. A reminder of a peaceful time in history before rampant development. $450 |
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| Sprinchorn, Carl. Coastal View of Bermuda. watercolour. 17.5 x 24 cms. 1927. Beautifully framed in gold. $8,500 Carl Sprinchorn (American, 1887 - 1971). He was a landscape painter who combined both modernism and realism. Born in Sweden, he spent much of his life in New York State and also in Maine. Between 1937 and 1952 he worked in the woods of Maine painting lumberjacks, hunters and river drivers. However he was also associated with Marsden Hartley whom he met in New York as early as 1916. Hartley, a modernist who collaborated with Alfred Stieglitz, Charles Demuth and Georgia O'Keeffe, influenced Sprinchorn greatly. Interesting Bermuda works resulted but they are few in number and sought after. |
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Sprinchorn, Carl . Bermuda Still Life Hibiscus (retro). A Bermuda Landscape (verso). c1927Watercolours 22 x 15.50 inches. $7,500 Carl Sprinchorn (American, 1887 - 1971). He was a landscape painter who combined both modernism and realism. Born in Sweden, he spent much of his life in New York State and also in Maine. Between 1937 and 1952 he worked in the woods of Maine painting lumberjacks, hunters and river drivers. However he was also associated with Marsden Hartley whom he had met in New York as early as 1916. Hartley, a modernist who collaborated with Alfred Stieglitz, Charles Demuth and Georgia O'Keeffe influenced Sprinchorn greatly. Interesting Bermuda works resulted but they are few in number and sought after. |
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Sprinchorn, Carl . A Bermuda Landscape (verso). Bermuda Still Life Hibiscus (retro). c1927Watercolours 22 x 15.50 inches. $7,500 Carl Sprinchorn (American, 1887 - 1971). He was a landscape painter who combined both modernism and realism. Born in Sweden, he spent much of his life in New York State and also in Maine. Between 1937 and 1952 he worked in the woods of Maine painting lumberjacks, hunters and river drivers. However he was also associated with Marsden Hartley whom he had met in New York as early as 1916. Hartley, a modernist who collaborated with Alfred Stieglitz, Charles Demuth and Georgia O'Keeffe influenced Sprinchorn greatly. Interesting Bermuda works resulted but they are few in number and sought after. |
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St Georges (after Driver). A primitive watercolour signed E. Drew, Bermuda 1835.$2,500 This painting 29.5 x 21.5cm takes its inspiration from Thomas Driver's study of King's Square produced in 1823. By 1835 the spire of St Peter's Church had been demolished from the effects of a hurricane, but many novice artists imitated their masters as is the case with this retro piece. There are subtle differences in this simplistic imitation of Driver's original, adding new charms to a historic Bermuda scene. |
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Study of Bermuda Cottage and Cedar. watercolour on paper. c1900 4 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. $250 |
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Sullivan, Henry. House on East Broadway. watercolour. 1938. 10 x 16 inches. $2,250 |
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Watson, Edith S. View of South Shore. watercolour. c1910 10 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches $2,500 Edith Sarah Watson (American, 1862 - 1943). Born in Connecticut she first came to Bermuda in 1898. Here she rented a small cottage in St Georges and used it as her art studio to produce watercolours and hand tinted photographs to sell to tourists. In 1911 she met Victoria (Queenie) Hayward, a Bermudian journalist who became her companion for thirty years. Miss Hayward would write articles to go with the Watson photographs. However it is in watercolours that the artist is most impressive. |
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Wedlake, Wallace. Boulders on South Shore.oil on canvas. dated 1889. dimensions 44 x 35.5 cms $2,500 This artist actually came to Bermuda to take up employment as a church organist. In the course of his stay he accomplished a number of paintings including this winter scene with lowering sky and forbidding rocks. |
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| Wood, M.S. Castle Island. watercolour.10.5 x 13 cms. 23rd Feb 1850. $2, 500 It is rare to find a piece of this quality so early. Wood may well have been an officer or crew member of one of the British warships which dropped anchor in the Castle Roads during that period |
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Wilcox, Ray. The Dredger, St Georges. Possibly the Lord Cochrane. framed impressionist watercolour. dimensions 12 x 19 cms. 1927. $2,350 This is another case of a successful painter visiting our shores with his family and capturing us on paper. The whole family, Wilcox, his wife and two daughters came for a month and stay in St Georges. There still exists snapshots of their holiday as well as amateur sketches by the three ladies. However Wilcox himself, a listed artist following the contemporary modernist trend, saw and liked the dredger at work widening local channels. This watercolour is the result |
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Woodward, Stanley W. St Georges Historical Society. oil on board. c1935. 13 1/2 x 18 inches. $9,500 Stanley Wingate Woodward (American, 1890 - 1970). Pennsylvania, Chicago, Boston and Rockport were the major haunts of this very successful painter and teacher. However in common with the rest he liked to travel. This brought him to the shores of Bermuda around 1928. Here he painted another fine study called Moonlight Bermuda, recently on exhibition at the Masterworks gallery, a study in shadow and natural effects. The St Georges Historical Society subject is impressionistic with liberal use of exotic colours highly suggestive of a hot summer's day. |
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Zuill, Mary. South Shore 1948. Watercolour. 34.5 x 24cm. $350 This popular artist, now an octagenarian, has been producing watercolors in her own words 'since she was old enough to hold a brush'. Though never having held an exhibition, she remains a favorite for visitors and local residents alike. The South Shore scene stems from the era when she had a studio on East Broadway. |
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Zuill, Mary. Spanish Point. c 1955. Watercolour. 42 x 31cm. $500 This popular artist, now an octagenarian, has been producing watercolors in her own words 'since she was old enough to hold a brush'. Though never having held an exhibition, she remains a favorite for visitors and local residents alike. The South Shore scene stems from the era when she had a studio on East Broadway. |
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